Kristina Lepold
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Lepold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Lepold |
| SIGNATURE | LEPOLD K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Humboldt University Berlin Berlin Germany |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2745-8586 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Should nonideal theory rely on ideal theory? Lessons from the Frankfurt School
While ideal theory tells us “what a perfectly just society would be like” (Rawls, 1971, p. 8), our current social world is far from perfectly just, and we clearly want to know how to orient ourselves and act in these less than perfectly just, or unjust, circumstances. This is why many political philosophers1 today agree that what is needed is nonideal theory. There is, however, disagreement on one key issue. While some—most notably Charles W. Mil…
Introduction to Special Issue “Nonideal Theory and Critical Theory”
Nonideal theory and critical theory are two approaches to social critique. Nonideal theory has become increasingly popular in post-Rawlsian political philosophy over the last 15 years (for an overview, see Valentini 2012). It is a broad church, but is often thought to be motivated by a dissatisfaction with ideal theory's lack of practical relevance (Swift 2008, 368). Issues that have preoccupied proponents of nonideal theory are partial complianc…
How can individuals criticise social norms? A commentary on Charlotte Witt’s Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms
In everyday life, there are many things we ought to do. Some are required by law, some perhaps by morality. But a considerable number of the things we ought to do are required neither by law nor by
Splinters in Your Eye: Frankfurt School Provocations. MartinJay. London and New York: Verso, 2020
Debating Critical Theory: Engagements with Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary critical theorists. His oeuvre, which spans more than four decades of writing—from his early engagement with critique in the Frankfurt School tradition to his theory of recognition and the latest discussions of freedom in modern ethical life and the question of socialism—has been enormously influential in the shaping of current critical theory and beyond. Bringing together …
Examining Honneth’s Positive Theory of Recognition
In this article I examine Axel Honneth’s positive theory of recognition. While commentators agree that Honneth’s theory qualifies as a positive theory of recognition, I believe that the deeper reason for why this is an apt characterisation is not yet fully understood. I argue that, instead of considering only what it is to recognise another person and what it means for a person to be recognised, we need to focus our attention on how Honneth pictu…
An ideology critique of recognition: Judith Butler in the context of the contemporary debate on recognition
Anerkennung” als Prinzip der Kritischen Theorie
An ideology critique of recognition: Judith Butler in the context of the contemporary debate on recognition
Examining Honneth’s Positive Theory of Recognition
In this article I examine Axel Honneth’s positive theory of recognition. While commentators agree that Honneth’s theory qualifies as a positive theory of recognition, I believe that the deeper reason for why this is an apt characterisation is not yet fully understood. I argue that, instead of considering only what it is to recognise another person and what it means for a person to be recognised, we need to focus our attention on how Honneth pictu…
Anerkennung” als Prinzip der Kritischen Theorie
An ideology critique of recognition: Judith Butler in the context of the contemporary debate on recognition
Examining Honneth’s Positive Theory of Recognition
In this article I examine Axel Honneth’s positive theory of recognition. While commentators agree that Honneth’s theory qualifies as a positive theory of recognition, I believe that the deeper reason for why this is an apt characterisation is not yet fully understood. I argue that, instead of considering only what it is to recognise another person and what it means for a person to be recognised, we need to focus our attention on how Honneth pictu…
Debating Critical Theory: Engagements with Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary critical theorists. His oeuvre, which spans more than four decades of writing—from his early engagement with critique in the Frankfurt School tradition to his theory of recognition and the latest discussions of freedom in modern ethical life and the question of socialism—has been enormously influential in the shaping of current critical theory and beyond. Bringing together …
Splinters in Your Eye: Frankfurt School Provocations. MartinJay. London and New York: Verso, 2020
How can individuals criticise social norms? A commentary on Charlotte Witt’s Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms
In everyday life, there are many things we ought to do. Some are required by law, some perhaps by morality. But a considerable number of the things we ought to do are required neither by law nor by
Should nonideal theory rely on ideal theory? Lessons from the Frankfurt School
While ideal theory tells us “what a perfectly just society would be like” (Rawls, 1971, p. 8), our current social world is far from perfectly just, and we clearly want to know how to orient ourselves and act in these less than perfectly just, or unjust, circumstances. This is why many political philosophers1 today agree that what is needed is nonideal theory. There is, however, disagreement on one key issue. While some—most notably Charles W. Mil…
Introduction to Special Issue “Nonideal Theory and Critical Theory”
Nonideal theory and critical theory are two approaches to social critique. Nonideal theory has become increasingly popular in post-Rawlsian political philosophy over the last 15 years (for an overview, see Valentini 2012). It is a broad church, but is often thought to be motivated by a dissatisfaction with ideal theory's lack of practical relevance (Swift 2008, 368). Issues that have preoccupied proponents of nonideal theory are partial complianc…
Philosophy (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 works) · Critical theory (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy (2 works)